Anonymous wrote:Reading these comments makes me reconsider the idea of returning to nannying.
Love, love, love children and I have so much to offer, but just the idea that I would have to go through some unfair situations like job insecurity/insufficient pay makes me feel like i would have to beg for something that's rightfully mine, as previously agreed. How would you be able to pay your bills and provide for your own children?
This is why a lot of wonderful, caring nannies just change career all together.
Much love to all the wonderful families out there, though!

Why would the "comments" make you feel that way? Every comment (thus far) has said that share families still have to pay the guaranteed rate. It's the OP that thinks families shouldn't have to pay while they are on vacation.

Unless you feel you should "beg" to not be paid?

Anonymous wrote:Reading these comments makes me reconsider the idea of returning to nannying.
Love, love, love children and I have so much to offer, but just the idea that I would have to go through some unfair situations like job insecurity/insufficient pay makes me feel like i would have to beg for something that's rightfully mine, as previously agreed. How would you be able to pay your bills and provide for your own children?
This is why a lot of wonderful, caring nannies just change career all together.
Much love to all the wonderful families out there, though!

There are tons of people who are considerate employers and who don't make anything uncomfortable for the nanny. Just like any field there are some bad bosses but there are many wonderful families. You just have to be clear from the start.

Reading these comments makes me reconsider the idea of returning to nannying.
Love, love, love children and I have so much to offer, but just the idea that I would have to go through some unfair situations like job insecurity/insufficient pay makes me feel like i would have to beg for something that's rightfully mine, as previously agreed. How would you be able to pay your bills and provide for your own children?
This is why a lot of wonderful, caring nannies just change career all together.
Much love to all the wonderful families out there, though!

Anonymous wrote:Trying to work out details of a nanny share contract and I have seen a few sample templates that include 4 rates:
Nanny share rate
Nanny share overtime rate
Individual family rate
Individual family overtime rate


I like the idea of the above so that whenever a family is on leave, the remaining family can pay a more affordable rate. However, this does not seem fair to the nanny. Is there any way to make this fair?

That’s for if there’s a difference in hours every week.

Family A wants 30 hours. They only pay the share rate.

Family B wants 50 hours. They pay 30 hours at the share rate, 10 at the individual rate and 10 at individual OT.

When the other family is on leave, they still pay their normal rate and so do you- guaranteed hours. The 1 family rate comes in if only 1 family request earlier or later hours. Example; if nanny’s hours are 9-5 but you asked her to come in at 8 for your child one day, then you would pay that difference at the OT rate since she would have provided care for 41 hours that week, for your family. If she babysat on the weekend, then it’s a different rate but that not normally in a contract, since “babysitting hours” are usually just extra cash (off the books) since it’s not in her contract to work weekend/date nights etc.

I agree with above. You need to set a rate and pay it consistently. If you had a solo nanny you wouldn’t stiff them when you take a vacation.

When a family is on leave they still pay their guaranteed hours. That is the only way to make it work. Not only is it not fair to the nanny, but it’s not fair to the other family. What if family A takes a lot more vacation time than family B? Family B is just stuck paying the one family rate while Family A is off the hook for paying anything while they take vacation? No... it doesn’t work like that.

Trying to work out details of a nanny share contract and I have seen a few sample templates that include 4 rates:
Nanny share rate
Nanny share overtime rate
Individual family rate
Individual family overtime rate


I like the idea of the above so that whenever a family is on leave, the remaining family can pay a more affordable rate. However, this does not seem fair to the nanny. Is there any way to make this fair?